♞ Coming up on 9TO5Linux ♞ Arch Linux-Based EndeavourOS Atlantis Is
Out with Linux 5.15 LTS, PipeWire, and More The EndeavourOS team released today a new ISO
snapshot of their Arch Linux-based distribution
built around the lightweight Xfce desktop environment, EndeavourOS Atlantis.
EndeavourOS Atlantis is the first ISO release of the Arch Linux-based distro with a new naming
scheme using codenames instead of version numbers. I think this should make it easier for users to
identify an EndeavourOS release, but, after all, these are snapshots targeted at new deployments
as EndeavourOS follows a rolling-release model where you install once and receive
updates forever, just like Arch Linux. What’s new in EndeavourOS Atlantis for newcomers
who want to use Arch Linux on their personal computers? Well, the first major change is the
fact that the ISO release is powered by the latest and greatest Linux 5.15 LTS kernel series, which
not only brings a lot of goodies but it’s also supported for the next two years, at least.
EndeavourOS Atlantis sticks to Xfce 4.16 as default desktop environment
on the live session and adds several improvements and new additions to the EndeavourOS
apps/tools. For example, there’s a new sanity check for NVIDIA GPU users and kernel updates
to prevent boot failures after an update. Additionally, the eos-apps-info tool
is now installed by default, the Welcome app received a new button that takes users to a page
with more info about the pre-installed desktop environment, the eos-apps-info-helper tool
has been updated to display information about more apps, the eos-update-notifier tool got a new
and improved schedule configuration window, and the paccache-service-manager tool now lets users
delete the cache of uninstalled packages. Furthermore, the AKM tool has been improved
to mark the current running kernel with the * symbol, and grub-tools now adds information
and warnings about the GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER variable in /etc/default/grub when needed.
Also improved in this new EndeavourOS release is the Calamares graphical installer,
which makes installing Arch Linux a breeze for newcomers. The installer now supports
installing the Xfce desktop environment and i3 window manager at the same time,
adds zstd for Btrfs for installation on both SSD and HDD drives, enables fstrim.timer by default,
uses randomized EFI path naming, supports reading the output from pacman actions, enables DRM
modesetting by default for NVIDIA GPU users, and lets users send installation logs to the devs.
Other interesting changes in the Calamares installer include support for EndeavourOS repo
packages and the Welcome app to connect to GitLab by default, removal of GitHub from the EndeavourOS
mirrorlist, and a new method for installing one of the EndeavourOS Community editions.
“Now you choose the community edition first,
which is a fixed settings package that can’t be altered to avoid failed installs,
then you get to the base package module where you can deselect certain packages if you wish
to,” reads the release announcement. Among other changes, EndeavourOS Atlantis
improves Legacy Boot, introduces the ability for users to write their own bash commands,
ships with OS prober installed by default, ships with PipeWire installed by default for audio,
improves support for certain PCIe-based M.2 drives, replaces the r8168 driver with r8169
by default, and adds seveal new wallpapers. You can download EndeavourOS Atlantis right now
from the official website. :: More ::
Arch-Based EndeavourOS 21.4 Released With FSTRIM, Btrfs Zstd, PipeWire By Default
EndeavourOS as the two year old Linux distribution project
built atop Arch Linux is out with a shiny new release. Beyond package updates, the new release
has several default changes like now making use of the wonderful PipeWire. Looking to 2022,
EndeavourOS is also exploring the possibility of a gaming-optimized build of their OS.
EndeavourOS 21.4 "Atlantis" was released today as the newest version of their Arch-based operating
system. Among the key package versions for EndeavourOS at this time are the Linux 5.15.5 LTS
kernel, Mesa 21.2.5 open-source graphics drivers, Mozilla Firefox 94 as the default web browser,
and plenty of other package updates. Among the changes to find
with EndeavourOS 21.4 include: - Sanity checking for the NVIDIA
driver and Linux kernel updates to help avoid compatibility issues and ensuring
everything will jive accordingly for those using the proprietary NVIDIA driver stack.
- Expanding the capabilities of EndeavourOS' information utilities with additional details and
more. There is also a new schedule configuration window for the EndeavourOS update notifier.
- The systemd FSTRIM timer for running TRIM/DISCARD for supported devices
on a routine basis is now enabled by default. - The Calamares installer if opting for using the
Btrfs file-system will now use Zstd transparent file-system compression on both SSDs and HDDs.
- PipeWire is now enabled by default for audio/video stream management.
Looking ahead, they are looking at adding more desktop environment options like LXDE and UKUI
along with restoring the Deepin desktop. A "ready to go edition" of EndeavourOS
focused on gaming is also being explored. :: More ::
EndeavourOS is a rolling release Linux distribution based on Arch Linux. The
project's latest snapshot is version 21.4 which includes several new improvements and fixes.
"NVIDIA users have a new sanity check for NVIDIA
and kernel updates. The check helps preventing boot problems after update. Apps UpdateInTerminal,
eos-update-notifier and welcome include this update check. Welcome has a new button DE:
information (DE is the installed desktop name) and opens the browser to the dedicated DE info page.
Our eos-apps-info is added by default. The eos-apps-info-helper is now capable
of showing information about many more apps, and it supports using a web browser
which can be configured by yourself. An addition to paccache-service-manager has been made,
which now ships with a checkbox for deleting the cache of uninstalled packages. A new
and improved schedule configuration window for eos-update-notifier. The function grub-tools now
adds info and warnings when needed about variable GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER in /etc/default/grub.
An improvement on AKM that marks the current running kernel with the * symbol."
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